How To “Measure” Risk, does the volatility matter?

How To “Measure” Risk, does the volatility matter? I’m solidly convinced the future isn’t knowable. I side with John Kenneth Galbraith who said, “We have two classes of forecasters: Those who don’t know – and those who don’t know they don’t know.” Following on with Charlie’s idea, thinking risk control is easy is perhaps the…

MALTA HOTELS: +7.7% 1°Q 2015, the end of the low season mentality

MALTA HOTELS: +7.7% 1°Q 2015, the end of the low season mentality Positive performances were registered in the hotel sector in the first quarter of 2015, with 7.7% overall increase in tourism arrivals and 5.8% increase in guest nights over the same period in 2014. But the president of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, Tony…

THE MALTESE ISLANDS – The Three Cities video

THE MALTESE ISLANDS – The Three Cities Great View, great Music, great place Do it with MALTAway

About founder, shareholders, governance and compensation

About founder, shareholders, governance and compensation Almost half of Salesforce shareholders voted against CEO Marc Benioff’s $39 million pay package It’s rare to see a company doing as well as Salesforce — both in terms of revenue and stock performance — have almost half of its shareholders vote against executive compensation packages. Of course, the…

Corporate Governance with dual class share structure: Frustrated investors are pressing for a “one share, one vote” policy

Corporate Governance with dual class share structure: Frustrated investors are pressing for a “one share, one vote” policy Dual class share structures, which ensure that a small group of company insiders have majority voting control, are all the rage among Internet companies. Facebook does it, Google does it (actually Google has three classes of shares),…

Finance for family: Finding a Discount on Your Next Bond Investment

 Finance for family: Finding a Discount on Your Next Bond Investment It is time to talk about bond discount rates! Now, before you get excited at the idea of picking up bonds on the cheap, I have to tell you that discount rates have nothing to do with buying things on sale. Rather, a discount…